Look up a word in its sentence
Select a word you don’t know on any page and a small note appears beside it; tap the note, and WordLinea gives the meaning the word has in that sentence. Looking it up saves it: the word, its sentence and its source go into your library, and a few days later it comes back with that sentence as a question.
How to use it
- Add the WordLinea extension, create a free account and connect your library.
- Select a word, phrase or sentence and click the note at the top right of the selection, or right-click and choose “WordLinea: look up and save this word”.
- On iPhone and iPad, double-tap a word to look it up, or press and hold to select a passage.
- Hear the word and read the sentence aloud while you look it up; if you looked up the wrong one, choose Undo.
- Turn on “Show meanings above words you’re learning” in the extension settings to see each one’s meaning in that sentence without opening it.
How is it different from a dictionary lookup?
WordLinea gives the meaning the word has in this sentence. A word that means different things in different sentences keeps each meaning with its own sentence: one sheet per meaning on the word’s page, and a question for each meaning in review. See how it compares with Read Frog, Immersive Translate, Trancy and Language Reactor
Can I look up phrases?
Yes, including split phrases like look … up. Running and ran count as the same word.
Which languages does it support?
Pages in any language. WordLinea recognises the language of what you select and gives its pronunciation and phonetics the way learners of that language expect. Meanings are written in your primary language; when that is the language you are learning, you get a simple explanation in it.
What if the translation service can’t be reached?
Save the word anyway. The meaning is filled in once the service is back, and nothing is lost.
How is review scheduled?
WordLinea schedules review with FSRS+, and every review is a question: first you pick what the word means in its sentence, then, as it settles, you fill it into the gap in the sentence, and later you spell it from its sound. Whether you answer right or wrong decides when it comes back; there is no grading yourself.
Create a free account and start collecting.
Every feature is yours, with a weekly share of WordLinea’s translation service. Have an invite code? Add it as you sign up.